Smart Innovators: Contractor Safety Management
Sebastian Winter
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Executive Summary
This report provides buyers of contractor safety management software with an overview of the current state of the market and an assessment of 18 vendors with the most comprehensive software and services offerings. Managers involved in selecting providers of contractor safety solutions include those in EHS, operations, procurement and sourcing. The study also provides executives at vendors with an understanding of how their capabilities stack up relative to their competitors across 12 different assessment criteria. Verdantix finds that there are five categories of contractor safety management vendors that offer four high-level capabilities for managing contractors. There are three strategies that hiring clients can employ for managing contractor safety, these are: focusing on low-cost approaches to mitigating the most obvious risks; obliging contractors to use digital tools which improve safety performance; and integrating organizational, site-level and individual controls to create a water-tight system.Responsibility For Contractor Management Sits With Three Business Functions
Firms Rely On Multiple Systems Cobbled Together To Control Contractor Risks
Introducing The Contractor Safety Management Market
Five Categories Of Technology Provider Offer Contractor Safety Management Solutions
Customers Face A Dizzying Array Of Contractor Safety Tech And Service Providers
Contractor Safety Management Vendors Offer Four High-Level Capabilities
Hiring Clients Should Follow One Of Three Digital Strategies For Contractor Safety Management
Figure 2. Investment Plans For Contractor Safety Management Software By 2021
Figure 3. Investment Plans For Permit To Work Software By 2021
Figure 4-1. Contractor Safety Management Capabilities Criteria
Figure 4-2. Contractor Safety Management Capabilities Criteria
Figure 4-3. Contractor Safety Management Capabilities Criteria
Figure 4-4. Contractor Safety Management Capabilities Criteria
Figure 5-1. Contractor Safety Management Capabilities
Figure 5-2. Contractor Safety Management Capabilities
About the Authors
Sebastian Winter
Industry Analyst
Sebastian is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix Operational Excellence practice. His research agenda covers digital twins for industrial facilities, asset management softwar...
David Metcalfe
CEO and Co-Founder
David is the CEO and co-founder of Verdantix, where he leads the firm’s strategic direction and client engagement. Since co-founding the firm in 2008, David has built a ...
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